The College of Arts & Sciences is dedicated to providing a comprehensive
education in the liberal arts--grounded in rational thought, classic
theories, and timeless principles.

Toward that end, the College of Arts & Sciences emphasizes four cornerstones
of distinction:

Academic excellence

Personal growth

Civic awareness

Unique learning experiences

College of Business
The College of Business aims to provide an educational experience of the
highest quality in business administration at the undergraduate and graduate
levels to the Northwest Florida region. Administrators and faculty strive
for business students to become educated and to succeed--to be able to
understand, to reason, to communicate, and to continue to learn.

To pursue this mission, the College of Business directs its activities
toward achieving the following goals:

Encourage enriched instruction in all subject areas through the active
involvement of students and the continued professional development of
faculty;

Enhance and broaden the curriculum to keep it future- oriented through
annual review;

Stimulate improved faculty research quality, productivity, and transfer to
the outside world; and

Foster faculty participation in professional service and activities.

College of Professional Studies
The College of Professional Studies is a synergistic college which provides
training for professional careers in criminal justice and legal studies;
diversity studies; health, leisure and exercise science; public
administration; teacher education and public school leadership training; the
technology professions; and social work and aging studies. The mission of
the College is to educate and prepare competent professionals who can apply
21st Century knowledge, skills, and abilities to address real-world
situations and problems. To achieve this mission, faculty and staff in the
College of Professional Studies support the development of community and
regional educational partnerships that assist the student in the realization
of this mission. A major emphasis in all professional programs is:

To involve students in meaningful community service;

To involve students in appropriate joint faculty/student practical or
applied research, undergirded by strong academic programs;

To involve students in creative and meaningful activities which enhance
their overall educational experiences at UWF; and

To undergird each student's professional programs with a strong general
education background.

Specific divisional mission statements and information about programs may be
found on the College of Professional Studies Web Site under each division.

Programs that are nationally accredited such as professional education and
social work education have specific missions that also meet national
accrediting standards.